Dificultará

Dificultará is the third-person singular form of the Spanish verb dificultar in the simple future indicative. It means that someone or something will cause a situation to become more difficult, hinder a process, or complicate proceedings. The form is used with a singular subject (él, ella, or usted) and is transitive, taking a direct object that is affected by the hindering or complication.

Etymology and grammar comments: dificultar comes from the root difficult- and the standard -ar verb ending. The future tense is regular for -ar verbs, so the full set of forms in this tense would be: yo dificultaré, tú dificultarás, él/ella/Ud. dificultará, nosotros dificultaremos, vosotros dificultaréis, ellos/ellas/Uds. dificultarán. The use of dificultará implies a future action by a single subject and can describe consequences in various domains, such as law, administration, economy, or logistics.

Usage notes: Dificultar can be used with different direct objects to indicate obstacles—examples include "La burocracia dificultará la aprobación," "la falta de recursos dificultará la ejecución," or "las trabas administrativas dificultarán el acceso." It often appears in formal or analytical writing, including news reports, policy analyses, and academic prose, to express predicted negative impacts.

Related terms: facilitar (to facilitate), simplificar (to simplify), obstaculizar (to obstruct). Synonyms for the nuance of hindering can include complicar or impedir, while the opposite concept is to facilitar. Dificultará represents a specific future expectation of increased difficulty by a stated agent.

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